The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-19

Some people may wonder how
Christian, Hoss & Hodge sell goods SO
low for they do not sell at cost but
they bought very low and and are sat
isfed with a small profit That's how
it is DONE
A temperance convention will be
held in the Court House in Jonesboro
on the last Monday in May Every
body is invited to be present, espec-
tally ministers and temperance work
ers, The object of the meeting is to
organize and adopt line of policy to
carry Prohibition next September.
The Johnson City Foundry and
Machine Works will ship the castings
for turn table TO Bristol for the S. A.
4 O. r. r this week and have lust re-
ceived an order for second one, 24OO
bolts and four more dump cars. Alto
gether this Works have done more
than two thousand dollars worth of
work for this road.
r. Walters Sons Il Co, is the style Of
a new clothing house in Knoxville.
The firm is composed of r. Walters
Sons, of Baltimore, well known cloth
iers, and Eugene Deaderic& and Frank
B. kirkpatrick, OF Knoxville, equally
wellknown. Altogether the firm is a
strong one and will have a good trade.
They are exclusively wholesale.
Mr.. H. W. Weller and family, of
Smithville, Ohio, arrived Saturday
night and are stopping at the Pied
mont House. Mr.. Weller is a broth
er of our townsman, j. j. Weller, the
proprietor of the Piedmont House,
and we are glad to note that he has
come here to locate and extend him a
hearty welcome.
Don't forget the excursion to Gran
berry next Saturday. The train will
leave Johnson City at $50 in the
morning. Half fare will be charged
for the round trip. Go and enjoy
yourself and help good cause. The
excursion is being managed by S. H.
Pouder and is for the benefit Of the Y.
NJ. G. A, Of Johnson City.
Messrs. r. T. Mason, Of Charlotts-
vile, Va, H. E. Graves, of Bristol,
and j. E. NJ Hanchel, Of Lynchburg,
went up to Elizabethton Tuesday to
look after some real estate they had
contracted for near that place They
contemplate opening real estate Of
flee and disposing of their land for
truck farms.
Dirt was broken to-day on the Jobe
lot between the bank and J. G. Camp
bells for the erection Of large build
ing to be occupied as a hardware
house. The room is 40 feet wide and
100 feet deep, will have plate glass
and iron front, and will be the hand
soonest building in the city when COM
pleted. The johnson City Foundry
and Machine Works will make the
iron pillars and door plates for it and
J. G. Campbells store also,
The merchants of Camden are al
ready beginning to realize the benefits
accruing to business by the building
OF the Sos Railroad One firm sold
over $500 worth of goods to railroad
man last Tuesday another sold over
$50 werth and several stores in town
receive from $50 to$200 per week for
the goods sold to workmen engaged
on the road 1t is beginning to tell
on business already, and will continue
with increasing perceptibility as the
weeks roll by.-Camden Gazette.
DR.. G. J. Broyles and wife have
gone to Elizabethton, where the Doc
tor will locate and practice medicine.
We are sorry to lose him but rec
ommend him to the people of Garter
county. In speaking of his arrival the
MOuntainer says DR.. G. j. Broyles
has removed from Johnson City to
Elizabethton. He recently purchased
lot from DR.. E. E. Hunter and will
erect a handsome residence upon it.
The Mountainer extends the Doctor
cordial welcome
We are requested by G. E. Swadley
School superintendent of Unicoi coun
ty, to announce that there will be a
teachers institute held at Erwin on
Friday, and Saturday the 27th-and
2Sth inst All teachers are invited
and urged to be present The
present standard of education in
Uncoi county needs elevating and
any suggestions in that direction vii
be received with pleasure, Professors
Hopwood, Mallicoat and Mason will be
in attendance and will make speeches
A musical entertainment is being
planned for Friday evening of mex
week. Several OF the amateur singers